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Analog Devices
ADI, -3.12%
the maker of analog and digital integrated circuits, is seen posting earnings of 2 cents a share for the fourth quarter and H&R Block
HRB, -1.76%
the U.S.'s leading tax preparer, is seen posting a second-quarter loss of 16 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson First Call.

McDonald's Corp.
MCD, -0.64%
said late Monday that President and Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bell, who has been battling cancer, has stepped down effective immediately. Jim Skinner, currently vice-chairman, has been elected CEO and a member of the board. Mike Roberts, CEO of McDonald's USA, was named president and COO and a board member. See full story.

Tuesday's watch list

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.
BRL, +0.00%
said its Duramed Pharmaceuticals unit is acquiring King Pharmaceuticals'
KG, -4.11%
domestic manufacturing and marketing rights for Prefest tablets. The deal is worth $15 million. Prefest is used in the treatment of menopause-related disorders. Barr and King had been involved in a patent lawsuit over the drug. The suit will be voluntarily dismissed following the acquisition.

BioSphere Medical Inc.
BSMD
said it will take a $851,000 charge in the fourth quarter after a French court ruled against its French subsidiary in a contract dispute with Terumo Europe N.V.

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.
BRCD, -0.33%
said fourth-quarter earnings rose $20.4 million, or 8 cents a share, from $14.8 million, or 6 cents, a year earlier. Revenue rose 13 percent to $155.6 million from $137.8 million a year earlier. See full story.

Brown-Forman
BF.B, +1.02%
a liquor and consumer products distributor, is expected to report second-quarter earnings of 79 cents a share.

Cathay General Bancorp Inc.
CATY, -2.62%
said that founder and Vice Chairman George Ching is retiring on Jan. 1. After his retirement, Ching will serve as a nonvoting director emeritus and vice chairman emeritus.

Chalone Wine Group Ltd
CHLN, +1.12%
said that directors Yves-Andre Istel and George Myers have resigned in a bid to bring the company in compliance with Nasdaq. The move comes after Chalone received a delisting notice from Nasdaq, stating it is not compliance with independent director requirements. The company is also requesting a hearing with a Nasdaq listing qualification panel.

CitiFinancial, a unit of Citigroup
C, -1.64%
said it had agreed to sell its Dallas- and Toronto-based Transportation Finance Business to GE Commercial Finance
GE, -1.39%
The $4.4 billion cash deal will result in at $90 million after-tax gain of $90 million for Citigroup. See full story.

Clorox Co.
CLX, +0.17%
said that it has closed a deal with Henkel KgaA that had Clorox give Henkel its stake in the insecticides operations, SoftScrub business and a 20 percent stake in Henkel Iberica. Clorox received 61.4 million shares, which is 29 percent of Clorox common stock.

Computer Associates International
CA, -0.86%
has picked John Swainson, a 26-year IBM veteran who was head of software sales at Big Blue, for its top post, replacing Kenneth Cron. See full story.

Connetics Corp.
CNCT, +0.00%
said Monday that it's confident its product candidate Velac will not infringe on the patent rights of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
MRX

CNT
CMNT, +4,900.00%
reported a third-quarter loss of $90.3 million, or $3.19 a share, vs. the year-ago profit of $237,000, or 1 cent a share. Revenue for the quarter was $89 million, compared with $97.3 million in 2003. See full story.

Culp Inc.
CFI, -8.78%
which makes furniture upholstery fabric, is seen posting earnings of 2 cents a share for the second quarter.

Deere & Co.
DE, -2.09%
one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, is expected to post a profit of 99 cents a share for the fourth quarter.

Delphi Financial Group Inc.
DFG
said that it received information requests from the New York State attorney general's office, the Illinois Division of Insurance and the North Carolina Department of Insurance as part of industry-wide probes into insurance sales practices. It said it may get similar inquiries from other regulators and intends to cooperate.

Dycom Industries Inc.
DY, -2.19%
said for its first quarter it earned $15.6 million, or 32 cents a share, up from $13.9 million, or 29 cents a share. Revenue rose to $263 million, up from $196 million. Analysts had forecast a profit of 38 cents a share. See full story.

First BanCorp.
FBP, -3.20%
said that it will buy Ponce General Corp. in an all-cash deal. The acquisition will add to First BanCorp.'s profit in 2005, when the deal is expected to close by the second quarter.

Forrest Laboratories Ireland
FRX, +3.54%
and Gedeon Richter announced a pact to collaborate on bringing Gedeon Richter's RGH-188 antipsychotic drug to market. Forrest Labs will pay Gedeon Richter an up front and other payments and will get rights to the drug in U.S. and Canada. Gedeon will get rights for the rest of the world, the companies said.

GenTek Inc.
GETI
said Monday after the bell that its application to list on Nasdaq was approved. GenTek stock will begin trading on Tuesday under the symbol "GETI".

G. Willi-Food International Ltd.
WILCF
said that its controlling shareholder sold 75,000 shares as a means to stay in compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements. In addition, the company's board approved a one-for-one stock dividend in an effort to further increase the number of publicly held shares. It is payable on Dec. 22 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 8.

Gottschalks
GOT, +0.00%
a retail department store operator, is expected to post a third-quarter profit of 19 cents a share.

Hershey Food Corp.
HSY, +1.71%
said that it has entered an agreement to buy Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. from the Shansby Group for $130 million in cash and debt. See full story.

H.J. Heinz
HNZ, +0.37%
is expected to report earnings of 59 cents a share for the second quarter.

Main Street Bank Inc.
MSBK
said that it will take a $1.6 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter as a result of a $2.5 million bad loan. Because of the charge, it lowered its fourth-quarter earnings outlook by 6 cents.

Manufactured Home Communities Inc.
MHC, -11.94%
said that its proposal to changed its name to Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. was accepted by the state of Maryland. It also said its ticker was changed to "ELS" and will begin trading on the Nasdaq Tuesday.

MedCath Corp.
MDTH
named Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Charles Slaton to the additional post of president late Monday. It also named Thomas Hearn, the president of its diagnostic development unit, to the additional position of chief development officer.

Molina Healthcare of California
MOH, +4.81%
said that it has reached an agreement to acquire Sharp Health Plan's Medi-Cal and Healthy Families Program contracts for about $25 million. If the deal is approved by multiple government agencies, Molina said it expects to begin providing coverage to about 70,000 affected members in the second quarter of 2005.

Mykrolis Corp.
MYK, -44.44%
said that it has named Gideon Argov chief executive officer, replacing C. William Zadel. Zadel will retire and give up his role as chairman and as a director on Dec. 31. Thomas Pyle will become non-executive chairman.

Plato Learning Inc.
TUTR
said that it has reaffirmed its fourth-quarter revenue estimate of $41 million to $43 million and its fiscal 2004 revenue estimate of $140 million to $142 million. Plato also said it has rescheduled its fourth-quarter earnings report from Dec. 2, to Dec. 15.

Possis Medical
POSS
is seen reporting first-quarter earnings of 11 cents a share.

Qiao Xing Universal Telephone
XING
said that it has filed a shelf registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for issuance of up to $100 million in securities.

The Reader's Digest Association Inc.
RDA
said Monday that it will sell its 114-acre property in Chappaqua, N.Y., to a venture between Greenfield Partners and Summit Development and signed a 20-year renewable agreement to lease back the portion of the property used for its corporate headquarters. The total proceeds of the combined transactions are $59 million, the company said.

SigmaTel Inc.
SGTL
raised its fourth-quarter revenue outlook to a range of $60 million and $65 million from $55 million to $60 million. Net income for the quarter is expected to be between $13.6 million and $15 million. See full story.

Smith & Wesson Holdings Corp.
SWB
said that it named Michael Golden its chief financial officer and president. Golden most recently worked at Kohler Co.

Tech Data
TECD, -1.43%
a computer products distributor, is expected to report a third-quarter profit of 55 cents a share.

TiVo Inc.
TIVO, -2.16%
said that its third-quarter loss widened to $26.4 million, or 33 cents a share, from last-year's loss of $7.4 million, or 11 cents a share. Analysts expected a loss of 44 cents a share. See full story.

UAP Holding Corp.
UAPH
priced its initial public offering of 27.4 million shares at $16 each, according to Dealogic, raising $438.4 million. The pricing came in the middle of the expected $15 to $17 range and the number of shares was raised from 23.4 million. Goldman Sachs, CS First Boston and UBS Investment led the underwriting. Shares of UAP are due to start trading on the Nasdaq Tuesday.

Vishay Intertechnology
VSH, -2.31%
said that Chief Operating Officer Gerald Paul will become chief executive on Jan 1. He will keep the COO title. Felix Zandman, who had been CEO, will remain chairman.

World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE, -2.09%
is expected to report earnings of 13 cents a share for the second quarter.

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